Omentin-1 inhibits the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia by attenuating local inflammation

• Main Authors: Yi-Yi Wang (Author), Guo-Qiang Zhu (Author), Kun Xia (Author), Hong-Bo Zeng (Author), Yun-Hui He (Author), Hui Xie (Author), Zhen-Xing Wang (Author), Ran Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a prevalent disease affecting elderly men, with chronic inflammation being a critical factor in its development. Omentin-1, also known as intelectin-1 (ITLN-1), is an anti-inflammatory protein primarily found in the epithelial cells of the sm...